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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Dinesen accept a marriage proposal?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1933.

2. By what other name was Dinesen called?
(a) Karen Blitzen.
(b) Karen Blixen.
(c) Karen Bingham.
(d) Karen Baxter.

3. Who was Dinesen's younger sister?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Eva.

4. What were some of the first things that Dinesen wrote?
(a) Nursery rhymes.
(b) Poems.
(c) Little plays.
(d) Essays.

5. The aristocratic landowners in Africa considered the natives to be ________________.
(a) inferior.
(b) warriors.
(c) magical.
(d) frightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wilhelm Dinesen kill himself?

2. Dinesen's mother came from a family of ___________________.

3. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?

4. With whom did Dinesen spend most of her time during her childhood?

5. Dinesen's relationship with Denys Finch Hatton became a major part of her story ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Dinesen study art formally and why was the experience disappointing for her?

2. How could Dinesen's marriage to Bror best be described?

3. In addition to diseases, what were some of the losses that Dinesen suffered in her life that made her health fail in 1923?

4. When and where was Isak Dinesen born and by what other names was she known?

5. Explain why Dinesen was drawn to the feminist movement of the early 20th century.

6. Describe Dinesen's relationship with her sisters.

7. Why was Dinesen so prolific in her condemnation of racism and prejudice against the Kenyan people?

8. What decision did Dinesen make to end her period of indecisiveness?

9. How could Dinesen's writing style best be characterized, and what was her most famous literary work?

10. Why did Dinesen have difficulty fitting in with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?

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